Vibrator Speed Explained

A guide to the different kind of speed options vibrators can offer , and which might be best for you.

On each product page you will find a tab called ‘Technical Info” – it’s here that we give you all the practical knowledge about an individual vibrator that you will need to make an informed decision about a toy.

How we have rated Vibrator Speed;

Every vibrator has been rated for their intensity and volume ratings on top speed, whether the vibrator has a single speed, achoice of different speeds, or is multi speed (fully variable)

We haven’t used any teckie instruments to do this – just our experience of handling and testing vibrators for over 20 years!

As a vibrator buzzes at 200 oscillations a minute, even a single speed vibrator will usually provide the right kind of vibration most women enjoy and many find orgasmic.

Vibrators with a single speed are generally the simple choice in terms of design and function; a single speed vibrator is a good choice if you don’t want a complicated or multifunction vibrator, perhaps for travelling, to slip in your handbag, or just because you only need one speed to get you off!

However Team Sh! think that the option to have more speed control on a vibrator is always a benefit, especially as you have the choice of toning things down as well as revving things up.

Sometimes a vibrator can be just too darn efficient in their orgasm-inducing power!

Different vibrators offer the choice of different speeds, some have as many as five different speeds of basic vibration.

Many vibrators we sell have a multi speed dial which lets you fully control the intensity. The only downside of a multi speed vibrator is that the dial or a button can weaken and even break, especially with over use.

Remember that by ‘speed’ we just mean the different speeds of basic (non-pulsing) vibration. Many vibrators have additional functions, like pulse patterns, escalating vibes and even rotation.